"God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
John 4:24 (NIV)
Surely we believe that the Lord Jesus knows what God is like. Will we accept His Words in the matter of the essence of God? God is not made of matter; on the contrary, God made matter. God has always existed and will always exist; He is described by our Lord as spirit. This means that He must manifest Himself to us in order for us to see Him, for our natural state is spiritual death. People whose spirits are dead cannot comprehend God. We don’t use our ears to appreciate or comprehend a painting. Nor do we use our eyes to appreciate or comprehend a beautiful piece of music. Our eyes and ears don’t help us appreciate chocolate; we need taste for that. If we are deaf, we can’t comprehend a piece of music. If we are blind we can’t appreciate a family portrait, and so we also cannot appreciate or comprehend God unless our spirit is alive. This is rebirth, that God’s Spirit entered our beings and brought our spirits to life. Now we are truly able for the first time to comprehend God, to know Him, to have fellowship with Him, to worship Him. Praise His glorious Name for the miracle of spiritual birth!
No comments:
Post a Comment